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Eos


E′os

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
Ἠώς
.]
(Gr. Myth.)
Aurora, the goddess of morn.

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Eos

Eos

See also: eos, Éos, -eos, and E&Os

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Eos f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.

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References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Proper noun

Eos

  1. (Greek mythology) The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora.
  2. (poetic) the dawn

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Spanish

Proper noun

Eos f

  1. Eos (Greek goddess)

eos

eos

See also: Eos, Éos, -eos, and E&Os

Estonian

Noun

eos (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. (botany) bud, spore, germ

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Latin

Pronoun

eōs

  1. accusative plural of is
    Facile erat nobis eos superare.
    It was easy for us to overcome them.